Thank Goodness I'm Natural!

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52 Uses for Coconut Oil

1. Eat a spoonful when you need an energy boost.
2. Use it as the base for a homemade body scrub.
3. Use to condition your wooden cutting boards.
4. Use as a super conditioner on your hair (apply to dry hair, leave in as long as possible and then shampoo as normal).
5. Use as a styling agent if you have really dry hair. Just rub a tiny bit on your palms and apply to your hair and style as normal.
6. Keep a little container in your purse for lip moisturizer.
7. Add a spoonful to your dog or cat’s food. CO is great for our furry friends!
8. Replace nasty, unhealthy vegetable oils in your cooking and baking with CO.
9. Make healthy Magic Shell ice cream topping.
10. Use it for oil pulling (learn about oil pulling here).
11. Use a tiny dab on your underarms for a natural deodorant.
12. Use coconut oil instead of shaving cream.
13. Add to your bath tub for a moisturizing soak (a drop of peppermint oil is wonderful!).
14. Use as a makeup remover.
15. Use it to help sooth chicken pox, shingles, or other rashes or skin irritations.
16. Use it to treat athlete’s food, ringworm, or other fungal or yeast infections.
17. Take a spoonful with your vitamins to help improve absorption.
18. Spread a thin layer on cuts or burns to speed up healing.
19. Take up to 5 spoonfuls per day for improved thyroid function.
20. Add a spoonful to your smoothies for extra nutrition and flavor (here, here, andhere).
21. Use on the delicate tissue around your eyes to help prevent wrinkles and sagging.
22. Use as the base for homemade toothpaste or lotion.
23. Use in place of massage oil.
24. Use on your baby’s diaper rash or cradle cap.
25. Use to help reduce visibility of stretch marks or to prevent stretch marks.
26. For nursing mothers, use coconut oil on your nipples to prevent cracking and irritation.
27. For nursing mothers, consuming coconut oil will help increase your milk flow.
28. Apply to bee stings or bug bites to soothe and heal the wound.
29. Women can use in the nether regions to relieve yeast infections, dryness, and/or discomfort.
30. Eat a spoonful with each meal to improve digestion.
31. If you’re prone to nosebleeds, coat the inside of your nostrils with coconut oil regularly.
32. Helps soothe and heal hemorrhoids.
33. Take to helps reduce or eliminate migraines.
34. Use as the base for homemade vapor rub.
35. Mixed with peppermint, lemon balm, rosemary, or tea tree oil makes an excellent insect repellant.
36. Mix with baking soda for a non-toxic “Goo Gone”.
37. Use to help detox the body during a cleanse or fast.
38. Use as a metal polish, but always test a small area first.
39. Use as a leather moisturizer.
40. Season your cast iron pans.
41. Use to oil your pans and baking dishes instead of pan spray.
42. Got gum stuck in your hair? Try using coconut oil to remove without cutting your hair.
43. Use instead of WD-40.
44. Use as a personal lubricant (not safe with latex).
45. Take a spoonful to help with heartburn, acid reflux, or indigestion.
46. Use as a natural sunscreen.
47. Mix with a tiny bit of fresh lemon juice and use as a furniture polish (always test a small area first!).
48. Mix with butter and toss your popcorn in it.
49. Use on cracked or rough heals to help smooth them out.
50. Massage into your nails and cuticles to help strengthen them.
51. Use as the base for homemade chocolate candy (like peanut butter cups).
52. Take a couple spoonfuls every day to help overall immune function.

oh i’m going ham on my coconut oil tomorrow!

my hair LOOOOOOOVES coconut oil. this stuff is magic.

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“I’m Proud To Be A Natural Beauty” just a piece of art to support my Big Chop last year. #TeamCurlyHair!

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Keep Calm. GO Natural.

My motto

Best decision I ever made.

Never looking back.

My Favorite Natural Dos!

I wanted to make a post of all my staple hairdos and while making it I realized that I do the same 4 things over and over again! So im gonna have to broaden my repertoire and do this post again in the future for now here they are!

1. Twisties: I basically always have my hair in two strand twists, it’s a good protective style and its simple. The fun thing about twisties is it’s like 4 hairdos in one. You can twist you hair and wear your twists down, or pin them up a million different ways, and than when a week later when you unbraid you get a nice twists out! be ware of what leave in you use to make your twists in makes a huge different in your twist outs, i think kimmytubes kinkycurl mix makes for the best twist outs!

2. Twist outs: Since twisties lead to twistouts i have my fair share of twist out hair which is just fun curls :). For me the most successful twist outs come when you blow dry your hair before you twist them it makes for longer fluffier curls like Corrine B. Rae’s!

3.Updos! I love a good updo i think they’re so classy! the Tuck and go is my favorite, again kimmytube has a good tutorial for that. and you can do your minitwists into a tuck and go which is like a double protective style and makes them look a bit more grown.

4. Puff: can’t go wrong with a nice puff firmly planted at the tippytop of my head with my handy kneehigh sock. easy quick and clean hairdo.

5. Kinky Curly/ Wash and goes: Don’t do these as much but they are nice for when its summer time and you feel like showin off your curl pattern.

6. Straighten: Yes I’m guilty of straightening my hair every now and again, i just love to feel my hair on my back and checking out how long my hair really is when bone straight. I usually go to the dominican hair salon to get it done and that’s when i get my ends trimmed as well. Only like twice a year.

Only 6 dos but who needs much more than that! And you can do many different versions of these 6. I will try to learn some more thought :/